A hospitalist may carry out a primary care physician's plan for a patient, says Michael Schandorf, MD, from Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. Learn what else they can do for patients by watching this video.

When entering the hospital, all patients are assigned a hospitalist. Watch Bonnie Hannah, MD, with Methodist Oak Hospital, talk about the importance of a hospitalist's involvement in a patient's treatment.

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